Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-18


his contempt for those who stake their
money on his plsy is supreme, while he
never fails to rake in the last dollar they
have on the board. His industry is IN
firing and he spares no pains to know
every detail of the men who come forward
so constantly to try issues with him and
his system. As gambler in stocks he
is eXecrated all over the Isnd; yet there
is another side to his character which
has not been so often considered. He is g.
wonderful organizer. He can build up as
well as destroy, ard combined with MS
CyniCism toward individuals there is q
curious faith in the future OF the race.
He will risk millions in protecting prop
eTty that ne controls and has faith in,
and he selects new investments with 9
keenness which would be almost pro
phetiC if it were not the result of the
most rigid Investigation. From the early
days Of his history he never liked to take
chances and he never spared pains to be
thoroughly posted. When msn
like Jim keene came TO New
York fresh from his easy
triumps in San Francisco, with some
millions 70 6gCk him, 1t seemed as if
there was an opponent worthy OF GOuld's
best efforts, but Keene's overthrow WAS
not difficult task, although there was .
time when Gould appeared inclined TO let
the Californian 90 on his way rather than
really wrestle with him. Not very many
have actually COPIED with him Of late
years il a long and brosd way, mis- power
has been too great, ard he hiss given
much more attention to properties than
to men. He has we'll concealed his
mistakes and covered his failures aud
never, that tie public knows, tsaeu any
one into his confidence. His private
life is free from scGafsls, ne has none Of
the vanity which 50 often accompanies
marked ability, snd he resds human
nsture like en- Open'5COE.
That such man hGs power for far
reaching good or evil goos without sa1-
ing, and that he exercises il for both i
certain. / is difficult to estimate which
predOminates He does much evil IL
watering stocks, IN selling at high figures
TO CCnhding BUYERS, and in buying at low
figures from holders he has frightened.
lie has accomplished great good by deyel-
oplng great enterprises which could not
have reached their present proportions
without his Organizing abilities. He may
claim that if others have done as he hiss,
they would never buy or sell things that
they did not know sll about. Ii every
one had followed this advice there would
now be no railroads for him 10 wreck or
sRve. His connection with the Union
Pacific was disgractful 10 the other man
ayers VINO were mere putty IN his hands.
He nevertheless extended the system az
yantageouSiy to the future of the prop
erty. He has Eever been known TO
undertake the impossible: Q strong road
like the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
for instance, has never been disturbed,
while weak roads are his spoil.
Perhaps il is not difficult to predict the
probable future Of such 3 career; that he
will hold his wealth together during MS
life time there is little DOUBT, or that
upon his desth the work Of djSiuLcgrstlOn
will DegIo. This heapiug NJ Of money IS
not very lofty sim for aol- men, and IL Is
probable that the danger To society has
been much Over-estimated by many
writer's. TIE millionaire GETS his board
and clothes and leaves every penny De
hind him. II hG merely sCrsped together
dollars that are wruUg from others ne is
parasite, while if ne creates new enter
pTises be IS so lar 8 useful citizen. The
final reckoning Is made with MIN and the
account closed. Thousands viii breathe
easier when Gould is dead, and many
fine securities will pass into other hands.
All his deXterity, cunning and ability will
leave no real impress on mis- fellow men.